Mika ✧*。

“This is what Kaikeyi failed to see: it's not enough to merely love someone. Even if we love them with our entire being, even if we're willing to commit the most heinous sin for their well-being. We must understand and respect the values that drive them. We must want what they want, not what we want for them.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

“Anything that makes us forget our true selves is a trap, princess—even something we love or define as beautiful.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

“Sometimes, Ms. Lane," he said, "one must break with one's past to embrace one's future. It is never an easy thing to do. It is one of the distinguishing characteristics between survivors and victims. Letting go of what was, to survive what is.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever

“Beauty is terror. Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it.”
― Donna Tartt, The Secret History